As well as the image of his knee, the 21-year-old tweeted a positive message informing fans that he is recovering well.

Speaking after his progressed to the last eight of the Champions League with a 9-2 victory over the German side, Real boss Carlo Ancelotti said of Jese's injury:'We are sad and it has affected us a lot - we have to stay positive.

'We will help him through it and wait for him to come back next season.

'He has had bad luck and everyone at Real Madrid has had bad luck because we will lose a young player who has been doing very well this season.

'But this is football and players suffer injuries at times during their careers.'

Jese was enjoying a breakthrough season at the Bernabeu before his season-ending injury, scoring five goals in 18 La Liga appearances.